Ho Chi Minh vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$1758
🏠 One person rent
$349
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$501
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$127
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
66
24
😀 Quality of life
66
20
🏙️ Population
10.4M
264K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 0.8% more expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 6786th and 6828th ($702 vs $697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Vietnam and Benin, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Benin comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.2 months in Porto-Novo. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Porto-Novo ranked 2nd in Benin, while ranked 4217th and 8978th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Porto-Novo

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Ho Chi Minh Porto-Novo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.85
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$4.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$76.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$8356
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$4.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$8.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$5.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$9.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$31.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$48
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$6108

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$550
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$479
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$534
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$694
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$515
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$463
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$509
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$522
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$566
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$553
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$555
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$518
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$516
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$802
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$512
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$520
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$521
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$526
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$569
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$524
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$628
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$554
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$755
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$587
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$518
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$539
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$614
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$436
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$619
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$601
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$422
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$653
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$665
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$648
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Cotonou
$732
87 km or 54 mi Lagos
$448
104 km or 65 mi Abomey
$677
110 km or 68 mi Abeokuta
$826
159 km or 99 mi Lome
$678
173 km or 108 mi Save
$676
176 km or 109 mi Ibadan
$262
201 km or 125 mi Atakpame
$617
209 km or 130 mi Oyo
$407
225 km or 140 mi Kpalime
$616
238 km or 148 mi Ho
$353
241 km or 150 mi Ife
$250
248 km or 154 mi Hohoe
$482
258 km or 160 mi Osogbo
$310
293 km or 182 mi Sotouboua
$616
297 km or 185 mi Akure
$243
305 km or 190 mi Tema
$446
306 km or 190 mi Ashaiman
$512
309 km or 192 mi Ilorin
$314
313 km or 195 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
322 km or 200 mi Koforidua
$497
322 km or 200 mi Sokode
$617
325 km or 202 mi Accra
$582
332 km or 206 mi Benin
$315
337 km or 209 mi Owo
$272
363 km or 225 mi Warri
$351
375 km or 233 mi Kara
$620
462 km or 287 mi Onitsha
$354
468 km or 291 mi Kumasi
$416
476 km or 296 mi Obuasi
$459
493 km or 306 mi Awka
$325
501 km or 311 mi Owerri
$507
502 km or 312 mi Tamale
$443
515 km or 320 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
522 km or 324 mi Port Harcourt
$327
539 km or 335 mi Enugu
$290
547 km or 340 mi Aba
$233
548 km or 341 mi Umuahia
$330
556 km or 346 mi Minna
$313
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$288